The adoption of that new regional instrument, which should enable the Andean countries to assist vulnerable populations who were not protected by the existing instruments, was an important stage in the process of political integration, on which the countries of the Andean Community had set their sights.
La aprobación de este nuevo instrumento regional, que deberá permitir a los países andinos proteger a grupos vulnerables que no están regulados por la normativa de derechos humanos existente, constituye un importante elemento dentro del proceso de integración política al cual aspiramos los países de la Comunidad Andina. El Sr.